Poster process



Aug. 30, 1932. w. R. BELL 1,874,862

POSTER PROCESS- v Original Filed June 25, 1927 2 Shee Shaet, 1

INVENTOR.

BYfM Y W/umw Afx 13421.,

AITORNEYJ.

Aug. 30, 1932. w. WELL I 1,814,862

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I Q I r INVENTOR. W/AA/HM FEXJHL ATTORNEYS.

, 13in which is mounted-an open bearing member 1.4 haying the inclinedslot 15- therein for Patented Aug. 30, 1932 UN TEDsrArs-s l WILLIAM: REX

ro'sm" 'rnecms' ioF Teens murn,. mpmn, 'nssrenong'ro POSTER PARTS com111511.011 Texan mum mmn m, ACORPORATION Original application filedJune-211927,serial lio; zotasegmhmrt. 1,828,759; dated Obt'oher 27,1931

Divided and this application filed September: 1831 Serial: No; 5613899.

This invention relates to a process. of. Pre paring postingcopy'forjposti-ng purposes.

This application is a; division of? a, prior:

co-pending application, Serial No. 201,369,,

driyen an. electric motor 23. controlled by footv pedal: 24. connectedby link 25 to "avcontrol mechanism 26. The trough. 13fis. adapt filedJune 25 L927,.entitled Poster process anrlxamachinethereforz? V Thechief object ofthis: process is-to-pre temper'postingcopy and; havethe-same supplied with a. uniform; amount, of waterwhereby theisa-mewill: remain uniformly tem-.- i

pered for a relatively long period oil 1 time and? without.disintegration and will be so. arranged? that substantially all thestretch;,

and creases will be removed therefroma;

and folded form into: an fornr wherein all;

creases and foldszareeliminatedand the copy: may 'beapplied? as a; roll.and securedrin place understood from: the accompanying drawings and thefollowing description and elairnez- In the" drawings; Fig. 1: is a: topplan View of a moistening device satisfactory for. prac ticingtheinventions 1 Fig. 2: is a side elevation 'ofi the device. Fig. 3 1satransverse sectional View taken:

on line- 3:3. of Fig. 2: andin the direction. of w p e a I clip inttheformofa. partial cylinder 27,,the

the arrows;

View of the poster :roll mounting. Y

The process: embodyingthe inventionmay be satisfa'ctorily employedwithfthe'z apperatus illustrated in; the drawings; and hereinw after setforth.

- *In the drawingsm' indicates 'aframeworln "having: suitablecompartments 11- for recepf tion of rolls of moistenedapaper' posting:copyg;

the same being wrapped in oilcloth, or slmilar materialso as-to retainthe moisture... A; perforated support in the form of a,- screen, ortabletop 12issupported by the frame 10 andedja'cent thereto is aU-sha/pedtrough receiving the end of the shaft lfiv The other end of theshaftfincludes: a uni-VersaLj int Another object; of" the: invention isto; pre--' pare posting copy-which. has beenv of sheet.

entire sign Shaft.v 18. is. driven by a: pulley 20. driven. by

a belt 21 connected t0 a driving pulley 22.

edto-contain: water. or other moisteningliq uid under water'and ithasbeen determined. that the tension inthe. roll: Obtained in rollingissufficient. to permit. just. suflicient. moisture, tozbenetainedrbythematerial to be moistened; Inpasting postersthe copy is usuallysuppliedin standarddimension. sheets or certain sizes and;multiplesthereof. Thesesheets are a'ndthe material to be. moistened isrolled supplied; folded, and. heretofore ithas been the practice tounfold these sheets in thefield adjaeentthe postingboard. and moistenthem with paste after moisteni'ng the board with paste,.; and, thenmounting theseveral sheets on the'board in proper relation; toform theThe present invention contem-" platesunfelding oiiieachs-shee'tatithemoisten- 1 ing plant so that allIthewrinkl'esand creases 'andfoIds, aswell as uneven stretching will be remo edi therefrom.. Afterunfolding, upon theper'forated'table ortop 12', the;b0ttomv end ofthe-sheet ispass ed int/0 thetrough andthencei's;wrapped around theshaftI6 andwnetained thereonby anel'ongated' spring copy sheetbeing.represented by. the numeral\ 28.. As theshaft 16, is rotated, the copyispassed throughthe-tank, subjected to water and; moistenedlto thedesiredfdegree when l6ris'remoyedithroughr the slot 15 from the bearing.14; and. elevates sufiilcient to; permit 1 pulling of the; copy fromtheshaft The a.

rolled zeopyisthen enclosed inan oil cloth or similar wrapper orcontainer and then taken to,thefield for posting, The paper so moistenedrhas uniformstretch; All the wrinkles .95 and creases are removedfrom it. and the ma.

terial. remains in a. moistened or tempered" condition-suitable: foreasy handling and will remain inis aidiconditionfor at lea-st a dayand-itqhas iaremainedf.forfseveral days. The I resultant roll,therefore, is such that the outer end of the roll is positioned at thetop of the sign board and the copy is paid'out therefrom, the rolldropping by gravity and being pasted thereto; without furthermanipulation other than the previous application of the" distributed andat relatively great speedand adhesives to the board and brush pressure.

.30; also indicates a similar framework sup:

porting the motor 23 and including drawer; materialgthen isin' suchshape that it can be receiving compartments 31, each being map;- ed toreceive the full copy for one or; more signs. Supported by the frame isthe trough 32 within which" is mounted a shaft33 in a pair ofopen-bearings 34. Mounted-on the shaft 33 are the adjustable end plates35 U guiding a roll 36 of blanking paper. The roll revolves in the tankand the paper 37 passes upwardly overa friction and "severing strip 38which is relatively smooth and serves to "scrape the surplus moisturefrom thepaper 37 and such excess drips on to the drip plate by the-shaftor a supporting rod.

39 and is returned to the tank. Thesheet 37 is rolled up upon shaft 40mounted in an open bearing 41 atone end and having a universalconnection 42 at the opposite end and the sheet is anchored to the shaftin the same manner as shown'in" Fig. 3 and previously described. Theshaft 40 is'rotatedby the s'tub'shaft 4.3

to which is connected said' universal joint 42 and said stub shaftisrot'ated by the, pulley.

44 driven by belt 45 which is the same as belt 21,..said belt passingonce aro ind thev pulley 22. r I v A recording device 50 having anindicating arm 51 movableadjacent a scale 52 is associ-' ated with theshaft 40 so that the amount of blanking paper can be accuratelydetermined in a roll and thus only sufficient paper neces-; sary for theboard of work of each sign or: display will be mounted in any one rollj,

,The foregoing device is of such a nature. p

' in a very short time and much shorter than that the employment of the,perforated'top permits the paper to be sprinkled when deof the poster.If the poster were unevenly 4 moistened, uneven stretching. or creasingwould subsequently form byreason of uneven stretch init. V

Another advantage that the foregoing arrangement secures is that inrolling the ma terial'to be posted under water the tensionin the roll issuch that the surplus water is crowded from the roll and only suflicientwater is retained therein to completely mois ten the roll but not toover-moisten the same.

The following conditions are not found when the present invention ispracticed, to Wit/ a roll having an exterior portionsufiiciently' moistwith an interior insufficiently moist, or

a roll having an interior suflicientlymoist" with an exteriorexcessively moistened,-the

with a low labor cost.,The moistenedposter mounted on the posting panelsor boards without creasing or wrinkling and without applying glue orpaste to the printed face of the posting material such as heretoforehas;

been required.

After the roll has been formed of moistened or tempered paper, the sameis stripped from the shaft and'even though the paper be in a moistenedcondition the same when in rolled formation, has sufficient stability orrigidity so that it 'willnot buckle in the roll and can be handled as ifthe interior were reinforced The aforesaid permits the poster copy to bedampened and posted immediately, or the posting may be delayed for aweek or longer.

The posting may bepracticed in freezing:

- weather just so long as the moisture in the rolls is prevented fromfreezing and the moisture in the paste is likewise prevented fromfreezing. Since in prior practice, moisture inthe paste has beenutilized to temper the copy so that the folds and creases may be poundedout after the copy has been applied to the surface wherever physicallypossible. so to do, a large amount of paste has been used; The presentinvention, therefore, permits the mmimumamount of paste to be uti lized,thereby efiecting a further saving in material. The saving in time iseffected bei cause the paper is pretempered' and the poster hangers'canrapidly apply sheet after sheet the previous method as required.Further more, the copy is left in a much better, cleaner,

smoother condition, because in the oldmethod, the copy has been appliedand then has been repasted on the outer surface in order to secureproper laying.

The invention claimed is -1. 'In posting copy the process of preparingsheet folded poster copy for posting, comprising unfolding the foldedsheet, smoothing and moistening the same while unfolded andvrollingthemoistened sheet for simultaneous ly expressing surplusmoisture and removing the fold wrinkles therefrom. V

2. In posting copy the process of prepar i ing sheet folded poster copyfor posting, comprising unfolding-the folded sheet, moistening the sameand subsequently rolling the moistened sheet to the desired compactnessfor, simultaneously expressing the surplus moisture and'the foldwrinkles therefrom.

3'. The process of preparing poster copy for posting comprising passinga sheet into a" moistening bath and rolling the moistened sheet to thedesired compactness for expressing the surplus moisture therefrom. v

4. In posting copy, the process of prepare ing previously folded postercopy for posting, comprising unfolding the folded sheet, smoothing thesame, moistening the smoothed sheetby passing the same into a moisteningliquid, and then subsequently rolling the moistened sheet in said liquidto the desired compactness for subsequently expressing the surplusmoisture therefrom, the fold and Wrinkles therefrom, and obtaining thedesired compactness in the roll whereby uniform tempering throughout theroll is obtained.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

WILLIAM REX BELL.

